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Posts Tagged ‘Therapeutic Patient Education’

Frequent and increasing, asthma is responsible for 2 000 deaths each year. To improve care and reduce the terrible toll the development of therapeutic education is essential. It should soon be more accessible or refunded.

Bachelot law or statute “Hospital Patients, Health and Territory” passed in June 2009 stresses the importance of therapeutic education. What does that mean? What is its efficiency, particularly in asthma? Answers from Dr. Marc Sapene, pulmonologist and president of the Asthma and Allergy Association, and Marie-Pierre Rinn, asthmatic and Chair of the antenna Tours of this association.

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